West Coast Surf Club

WCSC Kennys Open 2012

Registration 9am - 9.30pm in front of Celtic TShirt Shop  Entry €5
Sandcastle Comp for U14

Face Painting

BBQ

Lahinch Open

CSkins Junior Championships 2012

WEST COAST SURF CLUB

CSKINS JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012

RESULTS

U14 BOYS

1. Dylan Noonan

2. Jack Scott

3. Kai Wilmott

4. Garbhan McCloskey

U16 Bodyboard

1. Oisin Cogan

2. Jackson Smith

3. Cian McGovern

4. Calum McCarter

5. Patrick Fox

U16 Boys Surf

1. Aaron O’Hare

2. Gearoid McDaid

3. Sam Moran

4. Harry Broderick

U18 Bodyboard

1. Kevin McGowan

2. Odhran McGovern

3. Dylan Walsh

U18 Longboard

1. Andrew OCallaghan

2. Eoin O’Malley Daly

3. Shane Creedon

4. Dylan Carney

U18 Gir...

Why the current wave modelling report is inadequate to support the issuing of a Foreshore Licence:

Why the current wave modelling report is inadequate to support the issuing of a Foreshore Licence:

The key issue from surfers perspective with the building of the pier in Doolin is the potential disturbance to the wave. What non-surfers in all likelihood don’t realise is that the issue is not the destruction of the wave, which they might suppose to mean that the wave won’t break where it does, but how the pier might change the shape of th...

Guidelines for submitting letter to the DOE regarding Dollin Pier

The Foreshore Unit,

Department of Environment, Heritage,

and Local Government,

Newtown Road ,

Wexford.

Date: ____________

Re: Section 19 of the Foreshore Act, 1933. Clare Co. Co. application to Mr. Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government for permission to occupy an area of foreshore at Doolin, Co. Clare for the purpose of constructing an access road, pier structure and associated dredging works at Doo...

HELP SAVE LAHINCH SURFING

Ref:  Proposed Pier Works at Doolin, Co Clare

The West Coast Surf Club (WCSC) wish to make the following statement regarding the works proposed by Clare County Council at Doolin Pier, as described in planning application reference P10/08006

Welcome to our New Website

Welcome to the new West Coast Surf Club Website. We aim to make our site more interactive fo rour visitors and have added a forum for you to share, learn and discuss all things surf related. To use the forum simply register for a free user account here We have also added an event calendar to keep you up to date with the lates events and happenings at the club.

History of surfing

Polynesian origins

The art of surfing, called he'enalu in the Hawaiian language, was first observed by Europeans in 1767, by the crewmembers of the Dolphin at Tahiti; however, surfing was a central part of ancient Polynesian culture and predates European contact. The chief was the most skilled wave rider in the community with the best board made from the best tree. The ruling class had the best beaches and the best boards, and the commoners were not allowed on the same beaches, but they could gai...